Vibration and shock isolator



Nov. 24, 1953 G. R. MUNRO 2,660,386

VIBRATION AND SHOCK ISOLATOR Filed Dec. 29 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS Nov. 24, 1953 G. R. MuNRo VIBRATION AND SHOCK ISOLATOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 29, 1951 INVENTOR %fl/Z ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE [216603-86 ISOLATOR .George'RolreMunro, Massapegua,.N.,llmassignor to Waugh Equipment Company, New .Xork,

.N. Y.,-.a corporation of.Maine flpplicationillecember 29, 19511,..Se1ial No." 26,4;011

'4 Claim :1

This invention relates to mounts to ,beinterposed between an-object and a nxed support ,efor carrying .the weight. of the objectandprotecting it against vibration and :shock. .More particularly the invention is concerned with .a heavy duty mount, .whichiis suitable for. usewith-obiects of great weight andiis capable of isolating .vertical vibration .and absorbing both vertical and horizontal shock. The-new mount maybe advantageously used onshipboard for supporting the elements ofa diesel-electric system ojfvpropulsion, including the engine, enerator, and motor, and a form of the newgm o,unt suitable for such application will, accord n ly, be illustrated and described for purposes of explanation.

The mount of "this application-is an improvement on that disclosed in'the co-;pending application of Dil :and MunroySer. No. 179,493, filed August *15, 1950, now abandoned, and is similar in some respec'ts-to-that disclosed iirthe 'co-pending application of 'Roy,-'Ser. No. 26e,0 l9, filed December 29, 1951.

In the past, -marine diesel engines were commonly bolted directly and solidly to the engine foundation but, more recently, it has been commonto support such engines-on mounts made up of nested coil springs interposed between the bed plates of the engine and "the "foundation, -such spring unitsbeing of large capacity and-capable of susteiiningloads of the order of 1600 to 1800 lbs. -per unit. Such a coil spring mount is open to the objection that itis capable ofisolating -vibration in a--VeltiCaI1 direction only and does not protect the engine lagainst heavy shocks, such as may .result :in .a "naval vessel from a hit or near miss. :Suchxa shock'is :thusliable to damage the mount, sothatia misalignment .o'fkthe engine and generator :shaftssufllcient .to make operation of the :engine impossible may result.

The present invention: is directed to :the provision of:a-heavy. 1iuty:mount, =which..-maytbe--.used to support :a massive vibrating =object, such asra diesel engine-and is capable. of iisolatingithe vibration :off the-object :and also of protecting it against; shocks "from .:al1;directions.

:Il'l-illS preferred form, ithe 1 new mount includes arbase "adapted totbexsecu-redto ;a .flxed support,

such as the -.deck or other :part of :therstructure efvtheship. Thefibase 11.357311 upright-projection, which:-is-;c1os.ed at its upper zend 'by a transverse wall lying below the extreme :top ofttherbase, so that, at its top, the base has a socket defined by thewall and by a verticalperipheral flange. At the top of the socket, the base is provided with a lateral circumferential flange. A :head is attached tothe-object above-thebasezand is preferably cup-shaped and provided at its upper end witha lateral attaching flange and, ateits lower end, with a tubular extensionentering the socket inthe base. A-shock-absorbingunit is; mounted in *the socketatthe top-of the base and "engages theaunder side .01? the ;bott om' of .the;he ad within the extension anda secondshock-absorbing .unit rests .upon the upper side .of the-bottom orthe head. Tying .means hold the assembly of the base, head, and shock-absorbing ,units together, and a third.shockeabsorbing.unit lies between the telescoped portions of the head and'base. The headissecured to the object in such manneras to allow the object alimited "freedom of vertical movement relative to the head anda vibrationisolating unit is interposed between the object and the base. The vibration-isolating unit isolates the "normal vibration ,of the object and, ,if the support is subjected'to a heavy Shock'in any direction, such shock is "absorbed by the shock absorbing units, so that the object is protected against damage.

For a "better understanding of the invention,

reference may be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. -1- is a vertical sectional view through one form of the new mount on the'line I--| of Fig. 2; and

Figs. 2 and '3 are transverse sectional views on the lines 2-Z and 33, respectively, of Fig. 1.

The mount in :the form-shown .in Fig. 1 comprises :a base L0 provided at its top-with a lateral flange H ;which maybesecured.toairigid support 12 by'ibolts .or cap-screws 13. The *baseihasa socket 14 in its upper end above .a transverse wall t5 ;,an;d, 1-at;its top,:the ;base 1 is .provided "with a lateral acircumferential flange !:6,-which ;is connectedatintervals to-flange H by webs ;-l 1.

-A,-shock-eabscrbing unit :generally designated 18 rests ontqp of wall-l 5 within the.co ncawityv of the base, and ,the unit :is made up of rubbersprings with adjacent springs separated by a divider plate. Each spring consists of a fiat metal disc I9 and rubber rings 26 ,applied .to opposite faces of thediscand .connectedibynecksflof..rubber passing through peningsin ,disc (1,9, Each divider ,plate 21 is aflat metallicdisc and the divider plates and the.sp .ings,.lhave centra .openinss- Ahe d 2 9 cup .Iorm .is se u ed t th obj ct 23 above th base andthe headis formed Wi ha tub a -e tension 2 whic enters t co cav ty of t 3 metallic washer 3| and a resilient washer 32 are interposed between the head of the bolt and the under surface of wall of the base.

A third shock-absorbing unit in the form of a rubber sleeve 33 is attached to the inner cylindrical wall of the base within its concavity and, for this purpose, the wall is provided with a circumferential channel 34, into which the rubber may enter. The inner surface of the rubber sleeve carries a metallic sleeve 35, which is bonded thereto to take wear and engages the outer surface of the extension 24 on the head.

The normal vibration of the object is isolated byv a vibration-isolating unit comprising a plurality of spring units 36 extending through openings in flange 25, each unit engaging the top of flange l6 of the base and the under surface of object 23. Each unit comprises upper and lower telescoping metallic cups 31, 38, which enclose a coil spring 39. If desired, the bottom cup 38 of each unit may be secured to flange l6 by a screw 40 passing through an opening in the bottom of the cup and into flange l6.

The bolt 29 extends upwardly beyond nut 30 and through an opening 4! in the object. A nut 42 is mounted on the threaded end of the bolt above the top of the object.

In the installation shown in Fig. l, the normal vibration of the object is less than the distance between the object and the flange 215 on the head, and such vibration results in alternate compression and expansion of the spring units 36. If the support is subjected to a shock tending to move it upwardly relative to the object, the base and head move upwardly and compress the spring units 36, until flange on the head engages object 23. Thereafter, further movement of the support and base relative to the object results in compression of shock-absorbing unit 88. In the event of a vertical shock tending to move the support downwardly relative to the object, bolt 29 is moved downwardly with the base and the shock-absorbing unit 21 is compressed between the follower 28 and the bottom of the head. If

a vertical shock in either direction includes a horizontal component tending to move the support laterally with reference to the object, such component is absorbed by compression of the rubber sleeve 33 between the telescoping portions of the base and head.

I claim:

1. A mount for isolating vibration and absorbport, a head, means for connecting the head to the object above the base, said means permitting limited vertical movement of the head relative to the object, shock-absorbing means connected to the base and engaging the head to resist vertical movement of the head toward and away from the base, shock-absorbing means engaging the head and base and resisting relative lateral movement of the head and base, and a plurality of vibration-isolating spring units seated in spaced relation on the base at one end and adapted to engage the object at the other, said spring units tending to urge the object away from the base to the limit permitted by said connecting means 3. A mount for isolating vibration and absorbing shock between an object and a support, which comprises a base adapted to rest upon a support and having a socket at its upper end, means for attaching the base rigidly tothe support, a head having an extension from its lower and entering the socket in the projection, means for connect- 7 ing the head to the object for limited vertical movement relative to the object, shock-absorbing means connected to the base and engaging the head above and below to resist vertical movement of the head toward and away from the base, shock-absorbing means spaced from the first shock-absorbing means and lying between the overlapping parts of the head and base to resist relative lateral movement of the head and base, and vibration-isolating means seated on the base at one end and adapted to engage the object at the other, said vibration-isolating means tending to urge the head and object apart to the limit permitted by said connecting means.

4. A mount for isolating vibration and absorb- I ing shock between an object and a support, which ing shock between an object and a support, which comprises a base adapted to rest upon a support, means for securing the base rigidly to the support, a head, means for connecting the head to the object above the base, said means permitting limited vertical movement of the head relative k to the object, shock-absorbing means connected to the base and engaging the head to resist vertical movement of the head toward and awai from the base, shock-absorbing means engaging the head and base and resisting relative lateral movement of the head. and base, and vibrationi-solating means seated on the base at one end and adapted to engage the object at the other, said vibration-isolating means tending to urge the object away from the base to the limit permitted by said connecting means.

2. A mount for isolating vibration and absorbing shock between an object and a support, which comprises a base adapted to rest upon a support, means for securing the base rigidly to the supcomprises a base adapted to rest upon the support and having a socket at its upper end and a peripheral flange extending laterally from the base at its top, means for securing the base rigidly to the support, a head of cup shape having a peripheral lateral flange at its upper end and an extension from its lower end entering the socket in the base, means for connecting the head flange to the object, said means permitting limited ver- 1 tical movement of the head relative to the object,

a first shock-absorbing unit seated on the bottom of said socket and engaging the head within the extension, a second shock-absorbing unit seated on the bottom of the head, a plate supported by the second unit, means engaging the base and plate and preventing them from moving apart vertically, a third shock-absorbing unit spaced from the first and interposed between the overlapping par-ts of the extension and projection to resist relative lateral movement of the head and base, and vibration-isolating means seated on the peripheral flange on the base at one end and adapted to engage the object at the other, said vibration-isolating means tending to urge the head and object apart to the limit permitted by the connecting means.

GEORGE ROLFE MU NRO.

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